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From: west@utcsri.UUCP (Thomas L. West)
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Subject: Re: Re: Question for Canadians
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Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 02:05:10 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 25 02:05:10 1985
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Summary: 

>>   It is dangerous to be publicly racist in Canada.  (Thank goodness.)

>I disagree strongly.  Respecting the freedom of speech is far more
>important than stopping dangerous ideas.
>Does the Canadian government actually violate this fundamental right?
>			Greg Kuperberg

  Darn right.  It is a criminal offense to spread hate literature in Canada.
Mr. Zundel was convicted of knowingly spreading false information liable to
cause racial hatred (or something very close to that).  That's part of why
the KKK got badly crunched here, for the most part.

  Then again, we are that much closer to the USSR.  Just a pole away...
Obviously they are brain-washing us.  However, we are somewhat safe.  If the
Canadian gov't went totally nuts and actually went totalitarian, we could
probably count on the States to oust such a gov't.  Hence we get the best 
of both worlds.  The protection of such laws with a much smaller risk.
(unless you're a racist...)

  Tom West